Coomera railway station
Coomera | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view in July 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Foxwell Road, Coomera | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°51′09″S 153°19′01″E / 27.8525°S 153.3169°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Distance | 59.59 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600243 (platform 1) 600244 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 4 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 February 1996 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Coomera railway station is located on the Gold Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Gold Coast suburb of Coomera.
History
[edit]Coomera station opened on 25 February 1996 when the Gold Coast line opened from Beenleigh to Helensvale.[1] A track duplication to the south of the station, linking with Helensvale, was completed in October 2017.[2] The new track provides additional capacity in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The duplication required the construction of 8 new rail bridges, including one with a span of 860 metres across the Coomera River, Hope Island Road and Saltwater Creek.[3]
Services
[edit]Coomera is served by Gold Coast line services from Varsity Lakes to Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic.[4]
Services by platform
[edit]| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold Coast | Varsity Lakes | [5] |
| 2 | Gold Coast | Bowen Hills, Loganlea, Altandi, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic | [6] |
Transport links
[edit]Kinetic Group operate seven bus routes from Coomera station:
- TX7: (formerly 720) to Helensvale station via Dreamworld, Movie World & Wet n Wild[7]
- 720: to Pimpama City via Pimpama Sports Hub[8]
- 721: to Ormeau station via Upper Coomera[9]
- 722: to Ormeau station via Pimpama[10]
- 723: to Helensvale station via Oxenford[11]
- 724: to Pimpama Sports Hub via Pimpama City[12]
- 725: to Helensvale station via Upper Coomera[13]
- 726: to Coomera Waters[14]
- 727: to Helensvale station via Reserve Road[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gold Coast Line Opens" Railway Digest April 1996 page 17
- ^ Hon. Jackie Trad (3 October 2017). "$163M Gold Coast rail upgrade complete well ahead of Commonwealth Games" (Press release). Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Gold Coast heavy rail duplication on track for Commonwealth Games". Queensland Rail. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Airport/Gold Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020., stopping only at Loganlea and Altandi
- ^ Coomera Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ Coomera Platform 2 TransLink
- ^ "Route TX7 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 720 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 721 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 722 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 723 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 724 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 725 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 726 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 727 timetable". Translink.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Coomera railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Coomera station Queensland Rail
- Coomera station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
